Geoffrey Sax

Born: UK

The former BBC drama stalwart made his big screen debut with the paranormal thriller White Noise with Michael Keaton.

He began his career as an in-house staff director for the BBC in the late 1970s, initially working in comedy with the likes of Cannon & Ball.

He made the move into drama in the early 1980s, working on episodes of popular BBC dramas such as Bergerac and Lovejoy.

After turning freelance, he worked on programmes including ITV's Spitting Image and The New Statesman with Rik Mayall.

Moving to America, he worked on projects for various networks, including the TV movie version of the BBC sci-fi series Dr Who with Paul McGann as the time traveller.

In 1998 Sax returned to the UK, becoming sought after for a range of dramas including Lynda La Plante's adaptation of her own novel Killer Net and Paul Abbott's acclaimed Clocking Off.

In 2001 he directed a modern-day adaptation of the story of Othello, starring Eamon Walker, Christopher Eccleston and Keeley Hawes.

Teaming up with Othello screenwriter Andrew Davies, he directed Sarah Waters' lesbian novel Tipping the Velvet for the small screen.

He made his Hollywood feature debut with the thriller White Noise in 2005.